Word: ladder
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Each person interviewed, for instance, was asked to position himself and the country at large on a ten-rung "ladder of life." It was up to the individual to define the ladder in terms of factors that affect him. With zero representing the worst possible life and ten the best, the personal responses averaged 6.4-well above the middle rung. When asked to look back five years, the interview subjects saw themselves standing at only 5.5. They envisaged a step up to 7.6 five years from now. The same trend was apparent in different income, race and age groups. Blacks...
Radcliffe improved its times over last year in all eight events. The team took first places in the 250-yard ladder freestyle relay, the 100-yard ladder butterfly relay, and the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Nancy Sato and Diane Gilligan gave Radcliffe a fourth win in the diving relay...
Captain Connie Cervilla and last year's captain Roann Costin put in exceptional performances, Sandy Wallace, student head of swimming, said yesterday. Costin swam six events instead of the usual fout and Cervilla brought Radcliffe from behind in an exciting 250-yard ladder freestyle relay...
Sophomore Steve Mesd, anchoring the eighth wrung on the ladder, also dropped one game but, like Gwathmy, settled down to beat his man convincingly...
Coach Barnaby praised Mead for his showing and indicated that he might be elevated on the ladder. "He played real well and he showed good hustle, he may be further up there for the Amherst match here on Wednesday," he said...